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August 17, 2017 Dispatches

Azerbaijan’s Last-standing Independent News Agency Facing Closure

Bogus Tax Investigation Threatens to Close Turan News Agency

Journalists at Turan News Agency in Azerbaijan while tax police raided their office earlier this month.
August 16, 2017 News Release

Thailand: Drop Bogus Charges Against Thai Studies Academics

Conference Organizer, Attendees Accused of Violating Public Assembly Ban

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August 14, 2017 Statement

Joint Statement on the First Anniversary of the Grossly Unjust Imprisonment of Land Activist and Human Rights Defender Tep Vanny

Civil Society Organizations Call for Her Release #FreeTepVanny

August 14, 2017 Dispatches

Authorities in Southern Russia Scared of Feminism

Police and Cossacks Harass Local Activists

Activists hoping to attend a gathering on feminism, instead harassed and brought to the Dzhubga police station in Krasnodar region, Russia.
August 14, 2017 News Release

Egypt: Detained Journalist’s Health Deteriorating

Held 21 Months Without Trial Despite Serious Illness

1.	Egyptian journalist Hisham Gaafar before his detention in October 2015.
August 9, 2017 News Release

Thailand: Drop Charges for Critical Facebook Posts

Outspoken Journalist, Ex-Ministers Face Baseless Sedition Allegations

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August 9, 2017 News Release

Australia: Press Vietnam on Rights

Urge Hanoi at Talks to Address Assaults on, Jailing of Activists

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August 9, 2017 Commentary

Jokowi’s Political Prisoner Problem

Filep Karma near the seaport of Nusa Kambangan.
August 9, 2017 News Release

Oman: A Year On, Editor Remains in Prison

Paper Still Closed; New Efforts to Silence Media

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August 8, 2017 News Release

Morocco: Prominent Journalist Jailed

Hamid Mahdaoui Convicted for Criticizing Protest Ban

Screenshot from a video of Hamid Mahdaoui, a Moroccan journalist and director of the news website badil.info, speaking on his Youtube channel.
August 8, 2017 News Release

Turkmenistan: Death Threats Against Journalist

Ahead of Asian Games, Olympic Council of Asia Should Act

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August 7, 2017 News Release

Cambodia: Quash Conviction of Rights Land Activist

Court Rejects Tep Vanny’s Appeal Despite Absence of Witnesses

People gather outside the Appeals Court in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on August 8, 2017, holding signs of support for land rights activist, Tep Vanny.
August 6, 2017 News Release

Australia: Shelve Proposed Law to Weaken Encryption

Threatens Security, Rights

BHR Encryption
August 3, 2017 Letter

Letter to Prime Minister Turnbull re Encryption and Human Rights

August 2, 2017 Dispatches

Encryption is for ‘Real People’

UK Home Secretary Suggests Only Bad Guys Want ‘Unbreakable Security’

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